It felt… quite amusing.
Because he hadn’t kissed his wife, hadn’t slept with his wife, he was now being doubted by her!
His wife thought he wasn’t capable.
He was in his prime, in the vigor of youth!!
“Bro!”
“Shut up!” Duan Jinchi snapped impatiently. “Stop prying into other people’s relationships. You single dog, go play with mud somewhere else!”
“Bro, I’m 24 already, long past the age of playing with mud. At my age, I should be playing with… relationships!” Xie Shumo grinned foolishly. “Bro, what’s married life really like? Tell me about it so I can mentally prepare myself. I’m afraid my parents might arrange a marriage for me someday.”
“Maybe it’s good to find someone to keep you in check, though it’d be unfair to the girl,” Duan Jinchi said flatly. “I’ll talk to Uncle and make sure you don’t get an arranged marriage.”
“Oh, oh, actually I’m not against it… I’m just curious…”
“Get lost!” Duan Jinchi’s face darkened.
He was already in an extremely foul mood.
Xie Shumo still had to clown around in front of him.
The only reason he hadn’t kicked him out was because they were related by blood.
“No! Since I’m already here, of course we should have lunch together!” Xie Shumo decided he wasn’t leaving.
Duan Jinchi was the classic case of a tough exterior but soft interior.
If he wouldn’t talk now, Xie Shumo would just keep pestering him until he dug up some gossip.
Nothing could extinguish his burning curiosity.
Duan Jinchi rolled his eyes at him, completely helpless against this younger cousin.
At noon, when Song Yinxi entered the restaurant, she saw Jiang Muyun sitting upright by the window, wearing gold-rimmed glasses.
She truly hadn’t expected Jiang Muyun to take the initiative to invite her.
As expected of someone with high intelligence – his memory was exceptional. He had only glanced at her business card but remembered her phone number.
“Mr. Jiang.”
Song Yinxi greeted him politely before taking her seat.
“Miss Song, some things happened last night. Manni has been spoiled by her family since childhood. Please don’t take it to heart,” Jiang Muyun apologized first.
“Of course not. There’s no blame for those who don’t know. Though her calling me mentally ill was a bit hurtful, since I stained her dress, we can consider it even,” Song Yinxi said calmly. “Mr. Jiang, you don’t need to dwell on this matter. Let’s order first, then we can talk while eating.”
“Alright.”
After ordering, Song Yinxi began introducing her company’s advantages and the resources she could provide Jiang Muyun. “So you can rest assured about the compensation package. If you have any other conditions, feel free to state them. We can discuss everything. I really, really need a talent like you!! Please give me a chance to work together. I won’t let you down.”
Seeing her so earnest, Jiang Muyun smiled faintly. “You’re the boss. I should be the one saying that.”
Song Yinxi looked at him pleadingly, “No, no, no. You are to me what Coca-Cola is to a supermarket. I can’t do without you!!”
“Wife!!”
(⊙o⊙)…
Song Yinxi blinked. Was she hearing things?
Why did she hear Duan Jinchi’s voice?
This restaurant wasn’t even near Herun!
Song Yinxi slowly turned her head and instantly found two people standing beside her.
Duan Jinchi and Xie Shumo.
“Sis-in-law! Sis-in-law… How could you, how could you say such things! If Jiang Muyun is so important in your heart, then what does my brother count for!” Xie Shumo pointed at her agitatedly, “I knew it, you’re just toying with my brother!! Poor my brother, an innocent man… being manipulated by you!”
His hand was forcibly pressed down by Duan Jinchi.
Song Yinxi’s gaze lifted, meeting Duan Jinchi’s dark expression.
“Hubby~” She smiled charmingly, “You came here to eat too, what a coincidence~”
Xie Shumo stood behind, stunned by her reaction.
This mental fortitude…
Caught red-handed, and she can still smile.
It must be because she doesn’t love his brother!
Yes, yes, yes!
Poor his brother, with all his renowned reputation, actually got seduced by his arch-rival and became a besotted fool.
Brother, please don’t do anything rash!
Be careful Herun gets snatched away by this woman.
“You can’t live without him?” Duan Jinchi questioned through gritted teeth.
Although they were fake spouses, hearing Song Yinxi say those words to another man with his own ears still made him quite upset.
How could she do this to him…
How could she—
“Hey, hubby, we were discussing work.” Song Yinxi pulled his arm.
Duan Jinchi sat down beside Song Yinxi.
“Work, so it was work…” The heavy stone in Duan Jinchi’s heart instantly lifted, “You should’ve said it was work earlier, look at this misunderstanding. Well then, this meal is on me today. Wife, since we’ve run into each other, let’s share a table!”
As soon as Duan Jinchi finished speaking, Xie Shumo sat down beside Jiang Muyun and started scanning the code with his phone to add more dishes.
Song Yinxi: “…”
Did they give her any chance to refuse?
“Mr. Jiang, what do you think?” Song Yinxi asked.
“I don’t mind.”
Jiang Muyun was a proper gentleman.
Song Yinxi leaned close to Duan Jinchi’s ear and whispered, “Hubby, are you jealous?”
“No.”
“If not, then why is your face so dark?” Song Yinxi deliberately teased him, “Tsk tsk, you’re really angry, aren’t you!”
Yes!
He was angry.
Angry about the search history she left on his phone.
What kind of mental state would make someone use their husband’s phone to search “how to supplement if husband is inadequate, what to do if husband refuses intimacy, is husband having an affair outside…”
Even after losing her memory, she hasn’t changed her nature, deliberately letting him see it.
So tonight…
He couldn’t just lie quietly. Song Yinxi wanted to have a passionate, fiery night with him!
Thinking of this, Duan Jinchi picked up the teacup in front of him and drank.
Cool down.
Cool down.
“Sis-in-law, sis-in-law, how did you and my brother get together? Who pursued whom?” Xie Shumo asked with curious expression.
“He pursued me!” Song Yinxi answered with a light smile, “Right, hubby? You’re hopelessly in love with me!”
Nonsense!
That’s clearly not what he told her.
But he had to save face for his wife in public.
He was the perfect husband, he understood.
“Right.”
“Your brother had a crush on me for a long time.” Song Yinxi continued, “Now it’s good, persistence paid off and he finally won my favor. He even laughs in his sleep from happiness, right, hubby?”
Her body leaned slightly toward him, and with just that approaching movement, Duan Jinchi found himself nodding again as if possessed, “Right.”
Xie Shumo listened in stunned disbelief.
To think it was actually his brother who had the crush! He thought Song Yinxi used a honey trap to bewitch his brother!
Incredible, incredible!
Their family has produced someone with a love brain!
During the meal, Song Yinxi kept discussing work matters with Jiang Muyun.
That knot of irritation twisted again in Duan Jinchi’s heart.
Even though he knew it was just work talk… did she have to smile so brightly?
So mad, so mad!!!
She wouldn’t get to have him tonight either!